Isabelle was born in France in February 1966 to Alain and Michele Girard. After completing University in France, Isabelle received her MBA from the University of Chicago in 1989. She married in 1990. Her favorite hobbies and adventures were skydiving and SCUBA diving, although she had many interests including stategy games such as Diplomacy. She was diagnosed with canceer in May 1995 and passed away in August 1998 after making the most of her time with us.